SmartMX2-P60 secure microcontrollers meet demanding requirements for security and performance

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that Germany and Switzerland are shipping supplemental access control (SAC) electronic passports based on its SmartMX2 family of secure microcontrollers.

MGI Digital Graphic Technology announced today the signing, through its subsidiary CERADROP, three equipment orders from major international research centers in the field of Printed Electronics and Intelligent 3D printing.

The Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL) has acquired a Ceradrop X-Series Inkjet printer for Physics Laboratory and Analytical Electrochemistry (LEPA).

Collaboration provides DesignSpark Community with access to highly accurate and credible technical information from Fairchild, enabling faster design times

RS Components(RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc( (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, and Fairchild Semiconductor (NASDAQ: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile semiconductor solutions, have collaborated to create a set of complete reference designs for seven of Fairchild's most popular evaluation boards.

ESMA, a leading, non-profit association in Europe for specialist printing manufacturers of screen and digital print technology has developed a functional and decorative industrial print conference programme at InPrint, April 8-10 2014, Hannover.

Staged in the Showcase Theatre in Hall 21, the two-day conference will run on April 8 and 9 and will put the spotlight on 'Smart' Screen Printing and digital inkjet within industrial print production. The conference will centre on specialty screen printing and industrial inkjet and highlights the 'best of both worlds' with ESMA's expertise particularly within the advanced functional print sector.

adphos Digital Printing GmbH, located in Bruckmuehl (near Munich), is a worldwide leader in high performance drying, curing, sintering and heating applications. The modular technology is suitable for post-processing color inkjet, functional coatings and printed electronics.

adphos will introduce together with its partner, Firma SAUERESSIG FLEXO GmbH & Co. KG, their newest family of PE lab-to-fab drying, curing and sintering products live at the LOPEC event on May 27-28, 2014 in Munich (Booth 318).

This year, PolyIC is focusing on applications in automotive, household appliances, consumer electronics and packaging technology industries.

LOPEC, the leading international conference and exhibition for organic and printed electronics, takes place for the sixth time in 2014. It is jointly organized by the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) and Messe München again this year.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its unique new product introduction (NPI) solution that seamlessly links printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing operations to deliver the industry's first integrated, automated flow for the design, fabrication, and assembly of PCBs. The Mentor Graphics® Valor® NPI software product helps the design- and product-level NPI engineer prepare and validate product models according to the manufacturer's rule-set in the engineer's native design tool.

Delegates from 42 countries will converge at Printed Electronics Europe 2014, Europe's leading event on the topic, which brings together end users with suppliers. The event held on 1-2 April 2014 in Berlin, Germany, features end users across multiple verticals presenting and attending to meet with the eco-system of leading suppliers.

The conference and tradeshow looks at the diverse range of technologies - both within printed electronics but it also features related technologies, such as Wearable Technology, the Internet of Things, Energy Harvesting and 3D Printing.

Vodafone Germany is the first telecommunications group to offer its corporate and public sector customers SIM card based end-to-end encryption for their mobile communication. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), an international leader in mobile security solutions, developed the product in collaboration with Düsseldorf-based network operator Vodafone. Secure SIM Data encrypts and signs emails, documents, data carriers, and VPN connections. This is the second product for securing mobile communication that Vodafone has brought out in collaboration with its security partner G&D.

Jasper Wireless, the leading connected devices platform powering the mobile Internet of Things, today announced a technical partnership with Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading international technology provider specialising in payment, secure communication, and identity management, to deliver the world's first commercial end-to-end solution for Global SIM, enabling remote provisioning and managing of mobile operator credentials and policies for that single SIM anywhere in the world. The joint solution will enable enterprises to deliver their connected devices worldwide by minimizing the complexity involved in working with multiple operators across disparate regions.

World market leader develops paste system for power electronic applications, reliable alternative to direct bond copper substrates

Heraeus Precious Metals, world leader in industrial precious and specialty metals, announces the introduction of a Thick Print Copper System to their extensive portfolio of products and applications. The thick printing copper conductor paste system has been developed for power electronic applications where excellent reliability, thermal conductivity and robust thermal cycling performance are required.

We are living in an increasingly mobile and networked world in which people make greater use of digital communication networks for security-critical applications. This has increased the need for security solutions that protect such transactions against potential threats. As an international technological leader, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is presenting its comprehensive portfolio of mobile security solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 24-27, 2014. These include G&D's multi-application NFC SIM card, its interoperable mobile wallet, M2M solutions, and secure OTA (over-the-air) solutions.